Moroccan region held death recipe for boy trapped in well
Women watch civil defense workers and local authorities attempting to rescue a 5 year old boy who fell into a well, in the northern village of Ighran in Morocco's Chefchaouen province, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. The death of a 5-year-old boy trapped for days in the dark depths of a well symbolizes for many villagers a curse that haunts their remote mountainous region in northern Morocco. Rif is dirt poor, neglected and dependent on its illegal cannabis crop to survive. Rayan’s plight riveted world attention during five days of vain efforts to save him. The well that swallowed Rayan was dug by his …
By MOSA'AB ELSHAMY
Associated Press
IGHRAN, Morocco — The death of a 5-year-old boy trapped for days in the dark depths of a well symbolizes for many villagers a curse that haunts their remote mountainous region in northern Morocco: dirt poor, neglected and dependent on its illegal cannabis crop to survive....
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